The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot

Paperback, 192 pages

English language

Published May 21, 1991 by Knopf.

ISBN:
978-0-679-81171-8
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4 stars (4 reviews)

A Bullseye Book. Originally published by Random House (New York, 1964).

10 editions

reviewed The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot by Robert Arthur (The Three Investigators, Bk. 2)

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3 stars

A case involving talking parrots? Of course. Why not. These parrots sound amazing.

Jupiter, Pete, and Bob all get involved with this one, with their nemesis Skinny Norris. I was hoping Skinny would get his comeuppance but alas, he did not. Skinny reminds me of Bugs Meaney from Encyclopedia Brown. I loved those books! Anyway, back to the mystery. We have parrots who hold the secret to a missing treasure, and the boys are hot on the case.

We have a mildly scary scene in a cemetery with a lot of fog, and Hans and/or Konrad (always getting those two confused) are right there to play getaway driver, as usual.

Satisfying if you ignore a few plot holes, and I will. 3 stars.

Subjects

  • Adventure stories
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Mysteries / Detective
  • Children: Grades 4-6
  • Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
  • Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories